What happens when midwifery students design their own simulation scenarios? This case study explores a supported, student-led pilot that boosted confidence, enhanced engagement, and brought obstetric emergency learning to life.
26 March 2026
In this blog, Dr Kardi Somerfield writes about the importance of student involvement in the Safer Streets Virtual Reality project, an innovative collaboration between the University of Northampton and the…
20 March 2026
As part of the CADE Roadshow this year TJ, Helen and Emma chatted to Dr Patrick Jolomba about his Doctoral research - Innovation in clinical training: Virtual Reality's role in…
3 March 2026
In this blogpost, the CADE team explain how they are using digital technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and other immersive experiences to provide enhanced support to those in need.
21 July 2025
In an ambitious blend of technology, creative education and mental health support, students and staff at the University of Northampton are making waves with a new virtual reality experience designed…
21 July 2025
Many children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities find travel and transport experiences daunting and anxiety-provoking. To address these challenges, an innovative project, Headsets for Travel, was…
25 February 2025
An insight into the production of a Virtual Reality application that creates a calming underwater experience featuring a coral reef and sea creatures developed by University staff and students.
22 November 2024
This informal chit-chat between Senior Lecturers at UON looked into how XR is becoming more prominent with their respective fields of Education and Games Design.
24 July 2024
A new book - Teaching and Learning with Technologies in the Primary School (Marilyn Leask, Sarah Younie. Eds) - features contributions from CADE academics at UON: Dr Helen Caldwell and…
4 June 2024
Insights from the Centre for Active Digital Enhancement (CADE)'s event held on 22 March 2024, in which Rob Smith, a Lecturer in Sport Rehabilitation and Conditioning at UON, and one…
21 May 2024